Washing cabinet



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WASHING CABINET Filed oct. 28, leso ATTORNEY-5' United States arent dicePatented Jan. 1, 1963 3,071,424 WASHIG CABINET Otto Butter, Neckargemund, Germany, assignor to Gesellschaft fur industrielle Technikm.b.H., Heidelberg, Germany Filed Oct. 2S, 1960, Ser. No. 65,685

Claims priority, application Germany Nov. 13, 1959 1 Claim. (Ci.312-2'7) This invention relates to washing cabinets, and morespecifically to a washing cabinet with a working plate, a sink formed insaid working plate and a washing machine, preferably a dish washingmachine, which is hingedly connected to a parallel rod structure withinthe washing cabinet below the working plate and adapted to be movedthrough an arcuate path between a lower stored position and an upperworking position.

In the known washing machines arranged below the sink, a pump must beprovided to pump the used washing water into the drain pipe of the sink.Owing to the small headroom, it is also very troublesome to lill freshwater into the washing machine and to place the dishes therein becausethe operator must constantly stoop.

It is further already known in the art to arrange a washing machine in acabinet so as to be Ymovable in vertical direction. In operativeposition the washing machine is located with its drain opening above thesink so that the washing water, after use, is allowed to flow oitdirectly. In inoperative position, the washing machine is sunk in thecabinet which may then be used as table. In this case, however, thecabinet cannot be used as table when the washing machine is inoperation.

It is the object of the present invention to eliminate the disadvantagesof the known washing cabinets and to facilitate the work of the operatoras well as to reduce the mechanical eiort required for installing.

This object is substantially achieved by providing a washing cabinetwhich comprises a working plate, a sink formed in said working plate, aparallel rod structure hingedly connected at one of its ends to thecabinet, a washing machine hingedly connected to the opposite end of theparallel rod structure for movement from a position below the workingplate both to a position above said working plate and a position infront of the cabinet.

The installation of a pump can be dispensed with.

A water conduit and an electric cable lead to the washing machine, andconsist at least partly of llexible matenial so as to permit the washingmachine to be lled with water and the washing to be carried out in anydesired position of the washing machine. This conduit and said cableextend partly along the parallel rod structure and are firmly mountedthereon.

The working plate serves for placing the washing machine thereon and maybe used for other work when the Washing machine is swung into its lowerstored position or into a position in front of the cabinet.

At least one movable support may be provided for placing the washingmachine thereon in a position intermediate the end positions of thewashing machine so that the working plate remains free and permits to beused as depositing board for dishes.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now' be described by way ofexample and with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view, partly in section, of a washingcabinet according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

FIG. 3 is a vertical section through lthe Washing cabinet takensubstantially on the line Ill-III of FIG. l and with a diierent kind ofsupport.

With reference now to FIGS. 1 and 2, a washing cabi- 2 net 1 is providedwith a working plate 6 in which a sink 2 is formed. A water tap 3 isarranged above the sink 2. The sink 2 has a trap which is connected witha drain pipe '5 and in which a waste disintegrator 4 constructed in amanner known is accommodated.

Below the working plate 6 is a washing machine 7, preferably a dishwashing machine, hingedly connected to a parallel rod structure 8arranged inside the cabinet. This parallel rod structure 8 is hingedlyconnected with the cabinet by means of joints 21 and 22 and with theWashing machine 7 by means of joints 23 and 24. A water conduit 10 leadsfrom a cold water inlet connecting piece 9 of the cabinet to a waterheater 11, whence a water conduit 12 leads to the water tap 3 andanother water conduit 13, along the parallel rod structure 8 and rmlymounted thereon, to the washing machine 7.

Moreover, a main circuit connection 14 is provided which has an electriccable 15 extending up to the water heater 11 and an electric cable 16extending along the parallel rod structure 8 and firmly mounted thereon,up to the washing machine 7.

The water conduit 13 and the electric cable 16 consist at least partlyof ilexible material.

One or more supports 26 may be provided which can be swung out. Thesupport 26 is, by means of a joint 28, pivotally attached to a stud 27depending from the working plate 6.

In the modied form of construction shown in FIG. 3, the cabinet 1 isprovided with one or more movable supports 17. Each of these supports 17is shiftable in its longitudinal direction in holders 16 secured t-o thecabinet 1 in such a manner lthat the support is movable into the path ofmovement of the washing machine 7, thus serving as a support for placingthe washing machine thereon. This support 17 may have a frame 25swingable into and lockable in horizontal position. The locking meansmay be embodied in suitably shaped deformations provided in the holders18 and on the support 17 which engage one another in the forwardposition of the support 17.

In the interior of the cabinet 1 there is left sucient room foraccommodating accessories, such as dish baskets 19, a dustbin 20, and anextension for the housing of the washing machine 7.

The front side of the cabinet 1 is closed in a manner known by means ofsliding doors not shown.

For placing the articles to be washed into the washing machine 7, thelatter is swung out of the interior of the cabinet 1 `and placed eitherupon the working plate 6 or upon one of the supports 17 or 26 which haspreviously been brought into its supporting position. The washingmachine can then be iilled with ease. Water can -be supplied to thewashing machine 7 in any position via the water conduit 13. When thewashing machine 7 has been iilled, it rcan either be operated on tcp ofthe working plate 6, lon the support or in its lower stored positionwithin the cabinet 1. An effective balance of weight can be obtained bymounting a spring on the parallel rod structure 8.

I claim:

In combination with a sink cabinet of the type including a sink and aworkin-g plate alongside said sink, a dish washing machine, meansmounting said dish washing machine for swinging movement from a storedposition within said cabinet to a working position seated on saidworking plate while retaining said dish washing machine in an uprightposition at all times, said mounting means including a parallelogramlinkage system disposed at at least one side of said dish washingmachine and terminally secured to said cabinet and said dish washingmachine, said parallelogram linkage system including parallel rods, saidrods being pivotally connected to said dish 3 washing machine by pivotsdisposed above the center of gravity of the dish washing machine, saidpivots being horizontally aligned, a ilexible water line and a ilexibleelectric cable each `anchored at one end to said dish washing machineand connected to a respective fitting carried by said cabinet, saidwater line and said electric cable extending along sa-id parallel rodsand being of constant length, whereby said water line and said electriccable in no way interfere with the swinging of said dish washing machineand retain said dish Washing machine in an operative condition at alltimes and in al1 positions thereof, and a retractable support carried bysaid cabinet and movable to a position in front of said cabinet forsupporting said dish washing machine in front of said cabinet.

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